Where does “bambus” come from?

bambus (Czech) comes from German Bambus, from English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu — neem tree.

bambus (Czech): bamboo

Definitions

  1. bamboo

Ancestry of “bambus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBambusbamboo
2EnglishbambooA fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family,...
3Dutchbamboebamboo
4Portuguesebambubamboo
5Malaybambubamboo
6Tamilவேம்புbitterness (of taste)
7Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
8Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree

Words derived from “bambus”

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